Claustrophobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by an intense fear of confined spaces. Individuals with claustrophobia may experience panic attacks or overwhelming anxiety when in situations such as elevators, small rooms, or crowded places. This fear can lead to avoidance behaviors, significantly impacting daily life and activities. Treatment often includes therapy, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, and sometimes medication to manage symptoms.
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Biometrics, or "life measure", most typically referring to humankind, is used in the construction and architectural industries in determining the amount of space required in various circumstances for humans to effective remain within the structure under consideration. How wide are the doorframes? What are the dimensions of hallways? In an area that will house a large, densely packed number of people, how high must the ceiling be in order to ease psychological tensions relating to populace density and clausetrophobia? How large and how many portals are required for emergency egress, based on the size of people who will need to use these exits? Is there sufficient electrical conduits and lines to supprt like, cooling, ventillatin, etc. for a given part of hte building to be used for a specific purose invovling humans? All these biometrically related questions and many others apply to build ing design and construction.